Feb 10, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
This week marks the halfway point of the short 2020 session. Last Friday was the first policy cutoff, so bills that did not pass from policy committees in their House of Origin are likely dead. What happened last week: Sound Transit Defense On Tuesday the Senate...
Feb 3, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
Dispatch from Olympia: HB 1793 Passes the House & Sound Transit Defense We’ve been busy attending hearings, testifying and tracking new bills as they drop. The first of many key deadlines to keep bills moving is policy cut off on February 7th. This means bills...
Jan 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Sound Transit Funding is Again at Risk in Olympia Funding for Sound Transit projects is again under attack. Several negative bills are up for hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the Senate Transportation Committee, and Transportation Choices Coalition and...
Jan 27, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
Legislative session is in full swing! Many of our priority bills are up for hearings this week, and we’re ready to bring out support for the Transportation for All bill, block the box bill, and parking cash out bill. What happened last week: The House Transportation...
Jan 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
Budget discussions dominated the transportation space in Olympia this week, and our top priority, Transportation for All, gained momentum with great sponsors from both chambers. What happened last week Governor Inslee’s proposal, to limit cuts and delays of I-976 by...